Lister-plow.



C. L. HARBOLT. WLISTER PLOW. APPLICATION FILED Mme. 1010.

965,295. Patented July 26, 1910.

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LISTER PLOW.

APPLICATION TILED JAN.6.1910.

Patented July 26, 1910.

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LISTER-PLOW.

Specification 0! Letters Iatent. Patented July 26, 1910. Application filed January 6 1910. Serial No. 536,609.

To all whom it may concern:

citizen of the United States, residing atCanton, in the county oLFultOn, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lister-Flows, of which the following is aspecification. reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to 'lister plows, and

has for its object to. provide a new and im'- proved mounting for the covering wheels. ln plows of thisclass, it has been customary to' provide two covering-wheels mounted be hind each of the sets of furrow opening and seed dropping devices, said two. lcovejring wheels being mounted so "as to turn together wheel. In use covering wheels-so mounted have been successful under some conditions of work but the covering has not been so or uneven ground. y t

It' is the object of my l Yentionito ro-. vide a new and improved construction w iich shall obviate the difiiculties encountered in the old constructions. I accomplish this object by providing additional flexibility in the mounting of the covering wheels, this being attained in the construction shown by mounting the spindle. at the lower end of which the coiering wheels are journaled so as totui'n in a sleeve which is mounted on a vertical pivot on theframeQa spring being well done where the workhasbeen on hilly provided for keeping the spindle more orless nearly in normal verticalposition.

Inthe drawings :--Figure'1 is a to) or plan view of a-hster plow embodying mv inventiom Fig. 2 is a side view ,of the plow, with one ofthe' carryingv wheels broken away. F ig. 3 is-an enlargedi detail of one of the covering devices and the bracket=by which it is attached to the fraine-of'themachine, the bracket beingshown in cross section, and one of the covering wheels bcmg removed. Fig. 4: is an enlarged detail,

being a view of the sleeve in which is mount ed' the spindle upon which the'f covering wheels are mounted. t

- t Referr ng tothe drawingsz lO m'd cates the frameworlr of'the; machine, 11 an axle mo untedtherem, and l2'the carrying wheels mounted upon the axle.

.' 13 indicates a; seat suitably mounted on the frame.

14 indicates 'plow beam siwhioh are 16 indicates plow shares of the type ordi narily used in plows-of this character attached to the rear ends of the beams 14.

, 17-l8- l9' indicate brackets; screwthreaded rods and nuts attached to the framework and to the plow beams near their forward ends by which the position of the forward ends ofthc plow beams relative to the frame ,may be varied, as will be readily understood.

20 indicates levers attached to the framework-of the machine and to the oil-set-portions 15 of the axle l1 and provided with lockin means whereb the portions 15 of the axle may be move u or down relative to the frame'and lock in position. By this means it will be understood the plows fmay be lifted clear of the round, when desired, and by means of t elcvers in cooperation with the adjustin 18-19, the )lows may be adjusted downward to the" esired extent and at the proper .angle to cut to any predetermineddepth.

21 indicates brackets or clevises of the ordinary ty c attached to the forward ends of the plow beams 3301' draft purposes.

22 indicates seed boxes, each of which it will be understood is provided with a seeddropping device of any suitable type adapted to be rotated by the seed-shaft 23 which in turn is rotated by means of the s rocketwheel 24 fixedly secured on sai shaft, sprocket-chain 25, and sprocket. wheel 26 o means l7- mounted upon the axle 11 so as to rotate with l the wheel 12 adjacent thereto. Each seed box is provided with a seed-tube leading from the seed-box to a point directly behind the shares l6, each seed-tube comprisin a tube 27 pivotally secured below the seedox and a tube28' fixedly secured to. the beaml l, the tube 27 being adapted to telescope more 1 orless into the tube 28 asthe beam 14; is raised or lowered. V v

Inasmuch as the'parts so far refdfi li "chine at its rear-end, one ateach side of the machine, inthefoririijf construction shown 4 'inlFig. 3, but of-course permitting form of a hollow casing.

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in the drawings the bracket 29- being in the 30 indicates a sleeve pivoted at 31 in sald bracket. 32 indica'tesa rod pivoted on said sleeve 30' below the pivot 31 and extending forward therefrom, nssin through a suitable-opening in the out ace of the bracket'29.-

33 indicates a strong coiled sprin interposed between the front face of the racket and a nut 34 screw-threaded upon the free end ,of the rod 32, said spring tending to maintain the sleeve 30 in the position shown thesleeve tobe rocked backward more or ess on the pivot 31 when any considerable force is applied thereto.

35 indicates a spindle of the ordinary type whose upper portion is vertical and t 0 lower portion of which extends obliquely hac ward and downward. n 3 indicates a bracket bolted or otherwise see red to the spindle 35 at the point of ourature, said bracket serving as a bearing against the sleeve 30 when the spindle is inserted therein. r

37 indicates a cotter pin through the u e per end of the spindle 35 to keep the spind l 1n position in the sleeve 30.

38 indicates a bracket fixedly secured upon the lower end of the spindle 35, upon which bracket are journaled in any approved manner covering wheels 39' which, as shown in Fig. 1, are inclined relative t9, ach other, being farther'apart at the top 1; an at the From the above description, it will be seen that when the covering wheels strike an obstruction the wheels can move relative to the rest of the machine without subjecting the whole machine to displacement or to the strain that would result if such covering wheels were rigidly mounted -on the frame. It will also be appreciated that when the machine-isbeing used on ,uneven ground the covering wheels will have a much greater tendency to remain in close contact with the ground where they can do effective work, the wheels on either side of the machine being held against the ground by the force of the spring even when the frame as a'whole is abnormally elevated by reason of one or another of the remaining wheels passing over a bump.

That I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a frame, of a bracket mounted on said frame, said bracket being in the form of a hollow casing flaring. toward its lower end, a sleeve pivotally mounted in said hollow bracket and adapted to swing forward and backward relative to said frame, a spindle rotatably mounted in I said sleeve, a spring bearing on said bracket tending to hold said sleeve and spindle against backward movement relative to said framc,-and covering wheels rotatably secured on said'spindle.

2. In a listen plow, the combination with a frame, a plow share mounted thereon, and

means for drop mg seed in the furrow opened by said p 0w, of a bracket mounted on 'said rame, a sleeve pivotally mounted ,:on said bracket and adapted to swin for- .ward and backward relative to said a rod pivotally attached to said sleeve below frame,

its said pivotal mounting on said bracket, said rod extending forward from said sleeve and passing through an opening in the bracket, acoiled spring mounted on saidrod and hearing at 1ts rearcnd against said so sleeve, means on the free end of said rod for holding said spring compressed thereon, a spindle rotatably mounted in said sleeve, and a covering whccl journaled to said spindle. r y

- 3. In combination, a frame, a air of carryingwheelsmounted on said rame near the forward end thereof, a plurality of spindles-each ivotally mounted near the 'rear end of sai frame to swing forward and backwardrelative thereto and adapted also to turn axially, a air of wheels ournaled to each spindle an inclined relative to each other, said wheels being adapted to sup )ort -the rear end of said frame, and yiel ing means tending to hold said spindles against swinging on said frame. f

4-. In alister plow the combination with a frame, carrying wheels mounted-thereon near the forwardend of said frame, a pluv rality of furrow-opening devices mounted on said frame, and means for dropping seed{ in each of the furrows, of a plurality of oov-- cring ,wheels one adapted to run in each furrow and ada ted to be raised and lowcred relative to he frame, means connected wlth each covering wheel tending to hold it in its lowermost pos tion relative to said frame. p

. 5. In a lister plow, the combination with a frame, carrying wheels mounted thereon near the forward end of said frame, a plurality of furrow-opening devices mounted on said frame, and means for dro ping seed urahtyof in each of the furrows, of a spindles each pivoted 'to swing orward and backward relative to said frame and adaptcd-also to turn axially, a coverin wheel journ'aled to each spindle one adapter .to run in each furrow, and yielding means tending to holdsaid spindles against swinging on said frame.

CURTIS LV HARBOLT. Witnesses:

Win. S! GRAHAM, Farm L. Dewar. 

